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On Friday, Cardimon, Craig asked (about signs with poor grammar):
> When I was much younger, I used to point things like that out. Believe
> it or not, if I questioned an instruction like that, I was called a
> smart-mouth or I was told not to mouth-off. And then my mom or dad would
> say, "You know exactly what that sign means. Now do as you're told!" Any
> else here taught to simply obey instructions, even when printed badly?
I like to think that there's a case to be made for following the ... ahem...
letter of the sign.
After all, it seems only reasonable to suggest that the author _must_ have
intended to highlight a NON-obvious situation or requirement, otherwise, why
go to the trouble of making a sign?
Others are advised to arrive at their own decisions on such matters because
IANAL.
Kevin (who doesn't play one on TV either)
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